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Artist: Cathie Ryan
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A Mháithrín, A' Leigfeá 'Un Aonaigh Mé?
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A Mháithrín, A' Leigfeá 'Un Aonaigh Mé?
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Chorus:
A mháithrín, a' leigfeá 'un an aonaigh mé?
Oh mother, will you let me go to the fair?
A mháithrín, a' leigfeá 'un an aonaigh mé?
My dearest dear, I do not dare
Beidh aonach i mbárach i gConndae an Chláir
A fair tomorrow in County Clare
Beidh aonach i mbárach i gConndae an Chláir
What good is it to me? I won't be there
(Chorus)
Nil tú a deich ná a h-aon déag fós
You're not ten or eleven yet
Nil tú a deich ná a h-aon déag fós
But when you're thirteen you'll be let
(Chorus)
Tá mé i ngrá le gréasaí bróg
I'm in love with the shoemaker
Tá mé i ngrá le gréasaí bróg
If I don't get him, I won't live
B'fhearr liom féin mo ghréasaí bróg
I prefer my shoemaker
B'fhearr liom féin mo ghréasaí bróg
To an army captain with lace and frills
(Chorus)
Beidh aonach i mbárach i gConndae an Chláir
A fair tomorrow in County Clare
Beidh aonach i mbárach i gConndae an Chláir
What good is it to me? I won't be there
(Chorus 2x)
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